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Written Question
Coronavirus: Disease Control
Thursday 29th July 2021

Asked by: Baroness Rawlings (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances people may be (1) prosecuted, and (2) fined, for breaking COVID-19 regulations.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Decisions on prosecution is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service, based on evidence provided to them by law enforcement agencies, including the Police.

On the question of fines, data on the Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued under the COVID-19 regulations by police forces in England and Wales is published by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) on a monthly basis and can be found on the NPCC website.

The latest publication from 28th June 2021 can be found here and displays a list of the reasons for FPNs being processed:

https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/fefef3f0ea8241018b9bda2d33fa95be.pdf


Written Question
Marriage: Churches
Thursday 29th July 2021

Asked by: Baroness Rawlings (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether clergy are no longer permitted to register marriages conducted in their churches; if so, why not; and what consultations they undertook with the Church of England prior to the introduction of the electronic register for marriages.

Answered by Lord Greenhalgh

As a result of changes implemented under The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Act 2019 all marriages in England and Wales are registered in an electronic register by a registrar for the district in which the marriage took place rather than in hard copy registers.

The Church of England were fully involved in the development of this policy, including direct engagement with Home Office Ministers. The Church of England has been supportive of the move to an electronic system of registration, including the move to include Mothers on Marriage Certificates as part of this.